In a recent article with the same title, Anesthesiologist and Associate Clinical Professor at UCLA Department of Anesthesiology & Perioperative Medicine Karen Sibert asks the question, “Is there any hope for physician-only anesthesia groups?”

A new analysis conducted by the University of Texas Health Science Center showed that the financial damage of unanticipated surgical cancellations is preventable by way of preoperative visits to an anesthesia evaluation clinic.